On March 8th we commemorated the great struggles of women around the world. With the strength of the spirit of Berta, the women of COPINH have raised our cry of rebellion against the structures that seek to destroy our rivers, mountains, and lands. We reaffirm our commitment to continue protecting our natural resources and to…
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The Radical Legacy of Berta Cáceres
Zoe PC Berta Caceres in the Rio Blanco region of western Honduras where she, COPINH (the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras) and the people of Rio Blanco have maintained a struggle to halt construction on the Agua Zarca Hydroelectric project, that poses grave threats to local environment, river and indigenous Lenca people…
Family of Berta Cáceres Condemn Court Decision that Denies Justice
Statement by Berta’s Family, COPINH, Gustavo Castro and the legal teams regarding the conviction of Sergio Rodríguez, Mariano Díaz, Douglas Bustillo, Elvin Heriberto Rápalo, Edilson Duarte, Oscar Haroldo Torres and Emerson Duarte The verdict that was just released DOES NOT satisfy our demands for justice as victims in the assassination of Berta Cáceres and the…
Berta Cáceres Post-mortem Lynching and the Absence of a Rule of Law in Honduras
OFRANEH Translation by Internationalist 360° The post-mortem lynching that the Amasterdam & Partners Law Firm, hired by the DESA company, are carrying out to further undermine the trial related to the murder of Berta Cáceres, demonstrates the lack of ethics on the part of businessmen and politicians associated with the current regime in Honduras. Berta…
Berta Cáceres Case: COPINH Denounces Government Obstruction in the Path to Justice
After a month of delays in the evidentiary hearings, the court denied the majority of the evidence presented by attorneys representing Cáceres’ family and COPINH Zoe PC Tuesday, September 4, marked the conclusion of the evidentiary hearing of the first judicial process that will try eight people accused of perpetrating the assassination of Berta Cáceres….
Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras: 25 Years of Struggle and Revolution
Roberto Barra Translation by Internationalist 360° The beginning of the decade of the 1990s was marked by the ebb and flow of revolutionary struggles in the Central American region. This reflux not only meant the modification of the political situation in the region, with the legalization of the guerrilla forces as electoral parties, but also…
Another Attack on Honduran Rights Defender
Dennis J Bernstein Bertha Zuñiga, daughter of slain indigenous and environmental rights campaigner Berta Cáceres, has survived an attack by three men armed with machetes who then tried to force Zuñiga and two co-workers off the road twice before the activists escaped serious harm. Zuñiga had only recently been named leader of the Civic Council…
COPINH: “Heaven and Earth Don’t Belong to Multinationals”
By Pascuala Vásquez and Beverly Bell “Berta didn’t die. She multiplied,” is an oft-heard chant in Honduras. The significance of the life of Berta Cáceres, warrior for indigenous peoples and the sanctity of Mother Earth, continues growing. So, too, does the significance of her assassination in March 2016, as more evidence emerges about the role…
Honoring Berta Cáceres, Honduran Land Defenders Continue the Struggle
One year after Berta Cáceres’ murder, indigenous peoples are in revolt, fighting for their rights to exist in a system that has no part for them to play. Michael Phoenix Let us wake up! Let us wake up, humankind! We’re out of time. We must shake our conscience free of the rapacious capitalism, racism and…
The Vision and Legacy of Berta Cáceres
Beverly Bell Above photo: Berta Zuniga Cáceres, Laura Zuniga Cáceres, and Gustavo Castro Soto presenting on “the Revolutions of Berta Cáceres” at the opening session of the international Forum on Emancipatory Paradigms. Havana, January 10, 2017. Credit: Beverly Bell] Note this week the Guardian reported that court papers show her murder was a well planned military operation…
The Symbol of Berta Cáceres Continues to Expose Criminal Coup Regime and its Deadly Extractive Formula for Honduras
By Emma Tyrou, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs To view a PDF version of this article, click here. When she was shot dead in her home on March 3, renowned indigenous and environmental activist Berta Cáceres had been carrying out a vocal yet pacifist advocacy campaign against a multi-million-dollar hydroelectric project (Agua…
